General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which year did Fidel Castro seize power in Cuba? A 1947
B 1963
C 1959
D 1969
2. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
A Buzz Aldrin
B Yuri Gagarin
C Neil Armstrong
D Donald Campbell
3. What sort of creature is a pompano?
A A butterfly
B A fish
C A bird
D An insect
4. What sort of creature is a whirligig?
A A shrew
B A frog
C A water beetle
D A moth
5. Of which country was Georges Pompidou president from 1969 to 1974?
A Belgium
B Luxembourg
C France
D Switzerland
6. Mo Gilligan is the host of which BBC talent show, which has seen stars including Tom Ellis put through their musical paces?
A Get Stuck In
B My Bread and Butter
C That’s My Jam
D Sing for your Supper
7. Which 19th-century cookery writer was famous for her Book of Household Management?
A Mrs Smith
B Mrs Thompson
C Mrs Gaskell
D Mrs Beeton
8. Which line of fortifications to protect the eastern frontier of France was outflanked by the German invasion of 1940? A Champagne Line
B Ardennes Line
C Maginot Line
D Strasbourg Line
9. Silver is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary?
A 20th
B 25th
C 30th
D 35th 10. Which French short story writer and novelist wrote
Une Vie and Bel-Ami?
A Yves Navarre
B Guy de Maupassant C Frederick Tristan
D Jean Vautrin
11. Which bird is also known as Mother Carey’s chicken? A Sparrow
B Snowy owl
C Blue tit
D Storm petrel
12. Which English trainer won the Irish Grand National with Mudahim in 1997?
A Rachel Squires
B Tracy Thompson
C Jenny Pitman
D Marlene Roberts
13. Of which US city is Greenwich Village regarded as the bohemian and artistic quarter?
A Los Angeles
B San Francisco
C Detroit
D New York City
14. Which heiress included Cary Grant among her 7 husbands?
A Barbra Streisand B Barbara Lewis C Barbara Trump D Barbara Hutton
15. In the Bible, which city was the birthplace of Abraham?
A Ir
B Or
C Ur
D Ar